About Sally Ross
Sally on Jan 31st 2009
Sally at St. Andrews
Artist’s Statement:
I retired from the University of Georgia Department of Language and Literacy, after many wonderful years of working with Georgia English teachers. My husband, Rex, and I now thrive on travel, hiking, golf, and photography.
I have always been a photographer, but creating fine art photography has now become a passion, a profession, and a path to learning and personal expression. My work is often described as painterly, an effect I strive to achieve through my eye as an artist, my sense of composition, and my knowledge and use of the camera as a creative tool. I have come to understand that the central theme of my work—and my life—is to live and to create art that “soothes one’s soul.”
Most of my art occurs when I am walking outdoors. When I travel, I am overwhelmed by the beauty and wonder of everything: views, people, animals, grand sights, and tiny details. It is harder to recognize beauty in the commonplace of my daily routine here in Watkinsville, GA, but with my camera, I have come to see differently at home as well. When something catches my eye, I find deep pleasure in exploring the image over and over, altering settings, positions, lens, and conceptual perspectives. With a click, I can record and forever savor the moment: the feelings, colors, textures, and shapes that somehow combine to bring peace. As a result, I appreciate this world–and my life–even more.
This year, my photography focuses on Scotland where we lived and traveled in both 2008 and 2009.
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